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Office Hours:
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.  |  Monday - Friday

Location: University Hall (First Floor)

For answers to general questions about the admissions process, contact an Enrollment Service Representative at 706-507-8800. You can also send an email to enroll@columbusstate.edu.

Please review the entire contact list to find the appropriate contact for you. Each representative has a specific territory, part of the alphabet, or program for which they are responsible. The admissions counselor who is responsible for your territory is happy to help! You may call, email or use the Calendly link to contact the Admissions Counselor for your territory and schedule a private virtual meeting.

Call Us!
706-507-8800

Email Us!
enroll@columbusstate.edu

Meet the Team

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Austin Kuhlenberg

Admissions Counselor
Office: 706-569-4780 | Text: (762) 240-2843
Email: kuhlenberg_austin@columbusstate.edu

Areas Covered:

  • Georgia counties: Barbour, Bartow, Carroll, Chambers, Coweta, Heard, Lee (AL), Paulding, Russell (AL), Troup, Meriwether
  • Local Schools: Carver High School & Spencer High School
  • Out of State:
    • Rocky Mountain: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming
    • South: Alabama (Macon County, Mobile County, and Montgomery County), South Carolina (Sumter County)

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Mattison Laster

Admissions Counselor
Office: 706-569-4976 | Text: (706) 240-1034
Email: laster_mattison@columbusstate.edu

Schedule a Call/Meeting With Mattison

Areas Covered:

Students: Traditional Freshman

  • Georgia counties: Muscogee, Chattahoochee, Harris
  • Local Schools: Brookstone School, Calvary Christian School, Columbus High School, Grace Christian School-Columbus, Hallie Turner Private School, Hardaway High School, Jordan Vocational High School, Kendrick High School, Lasseter Academy, Lighthouse Christian Academy, Northside High School, Pacelli High School, Rainey-McCuller High School, Shaw High School, William H. Spencer High School
  • Out of State:
    • Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas (Bell County)
    • South: Florida (Escambia County, Florida County Code, Gadsden County, Hillsborough County, Lake County, Leon County, Marion County, Orange County, Polk County, St. Johns County, Seminole County), Mississippi

Jevon Harrison

JJ Harrison

Admissions Counselor
Text: (762) 583-8566
Email: harrison_jevon@columbusstate.edu

Areas Covered:

Students: Traditional Freshman

  • Georgia counties: Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bibb, Burke, Butts, Clarke, Columbia, Crawford, Dawson, Elbert, Franklin, Glascock, Greene, Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Hart, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, McDuffie, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Peach, Pike, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Spalding, Stephens, Talbot, Taylor, Towns, Twiggs, Union, Upson, Walton, Warren, Washington, White, Wilkes, Wilkinson
  • Out of State:
    • Northeast - Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Maryland (Baltimore City), Virginia (Newport News City and Stafford County), West Virginia

Emily Ballesteros

Emily Ballesteros

Admissions Counselor
Text: (762) 240-1600
Email: ballesteros_emily@columbusstate.edu

Areas Covered:

Students: Traditional Freshman

  • Georgia counties: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Barrien, Ben Hill, Bleckley, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Calhoun, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glynn, Grady, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Lanier, Laurens, Lee, Liberty, Long, Lowndes, Marion, McIntosh, Miller, Mitchell, Montgomery, Pierce, Pulaski, Randolph, Schley, Screven, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Tattnall, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Truetlen, Turner, Ware, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox, Worth
  • Out of State:
    • Pacific - Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington
    • South - Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina

Taylor King

Taylor King

Admissions Counselor
Office: 706-507-8876
Email: king_taylor1@columbusstate.edu

Areas Covered:

Students: Traditional Freshman, Transfers, Non-Traditional Transfers, Non-Traditional Freshmen, Post-Bacc, Non-Degree, Audit

  • Georgia counties: Muscogee
  • Local Schools: Carver High School
  • Out of State:
    • Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
    • South: Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia

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Tory Lewis

Regional Admissions Counselor
Office: (706) 569-4128 | Text: (762) 266-0924
Email: lewis_tory@columbusstate.edu

Schedule a Call/Meeting With Tory

Areas Covered:

Students: Traditional Freshman

  • Georgia counties: Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Rockdale, Cherokee
  • Out of State:
    • Midwest - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
    • South - Kentucky & Tennessee

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Faith Alexander

Dual Enrollment Coordinator
Office: (706) 569-4641 | Text: (762) 266-0245
Email: alexander_faith@columbusstate.edu

Schedule a Call/Meeting With Faith

Areas Covered:

Students: Dual Enrollment

 

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Kennedy Stone

Interim Admissions Coordinator - Events & Experience
Office: (706) 507-8786 | Text: (762) 583-7616
Email: stone_kennedy@columbusstate.edu

Schedule a Call/Meeting With Kennedy

Areas Covered:

  • Campus Tours Experiences & Events

 

Lucie Blais

Lucie Blais

Admissions Coordinator of Communication & Marketing
Office: 706-569-4779
Email: blais_lucie@columbusstate.edu

Taylor King

Taylor King

Director of Undergraduate Admissions Experience
Office: 706-507-8876
Email: king_taylor1@columbusstate.edu

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Christine Shaw

Global Engagement Coordinator
Office: (706) 507-8544 | Text: (762) 583-7616
Email: shaw_christine@columbusstate.edu

Areas Covered:

  • International Admission
  • International Students

Office of Admissions

Phone: 706-507-8800
Email: admissions@columbusstate.edu

Office of Admissions Staff Contact Information
Name Position Areas of Responsibility Email

Justin DiMichele

Assistant Director of Admissions Systems & Technology

Undergraduate,
Graduate,
Tuition Waivers

dimichele_justin@columbusstate.edu

Brooke Quarterman

Lead Admissions Specialist

Traditional Freshman,
Returning Students,
Non-Traditional Freshman,
Non-Traditional Transfer,
RN-to-BSN

quarterman_brooke@columbusstate.edu

Liliana Harrell

Graduate Admissions Specialist

Graduate,
Post-Baccalaureate,
Film Certificate,
RN-to-BSN

harrell_liliana@columbusstate.edu
Text: 762-240-5002

Courtney Valdez

Admissions Specialist

Traditional Freshman,
Traditional Transfers,
Audit,
Transient

valdez_courtney@columbusstate.edu

Angelika Romo

Admissions Specialist

Traditional Freshman

romo_angelika@columbusstate.edu